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Herbert Roeyers

Herbert Roeyers

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Psychology
Belgium
2026

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Psychology

D-Index
100
Citations
32432
World Ranking
631
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Herbert Roeyers is a researcher affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium. Their work spans several disciplines including Neuroscience, Psychology, and Medicine, with a significant emphasis on subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Education.

Their research covers a broad range of topics, prominently featuring Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Family and Disability Support Research, Child Development and Digital Technology, Infant Development and Preterm Care, Language Development and Disorders, Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Herbert Roeyers' recent publications include:

  • Telehealth mask wearing training for children with autism during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Early non-social behavioural indicators of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in siblings at elevated likelihood for ASD: a systematic review, 2020, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Pragmatic Language in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Do Theory of Mind and Executive Functions Have a Mediating Role?, 2020, Autism Research
  • Risk variants and polygenic architecture of disruptive behavior disorders in the context of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Perceptions of parents of the impact of autism spectrum disorder on their quality of life and correlates: comparison between mothers and fathers, 2021, Quality of Life Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Roeyers include Petra Warreyn, Sven Bölte, Floor Moerman, Sara Van der Paelt, and Ellen Demurie. These collaborations reflect a broad interdisciplinary network within autism and related developmental disorder research.

The researcher has contributed multiple papers to key publication venues such as:

  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Autism Research
  • Infant Behavior and Development
  • Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

In addition to journal articles, Herbert Roeyers has authored books, including a 2022 publication titled "Trajectories in Developmental Disabilities: Infancy - Childhood - Adolescence," published by Frontiers Media.

The body of work from Roeyers illustrates an extensive exploration of developmental disabilities, particularly autism spectrum disorder, with a notable integration of neuroscience and psychological perspectives. Their research interests extend to early indicators, behavioral therapies, family impact, and the neurogenetic basis of associated behavioral disorders.

Best Publications

  • Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

    S. Hong Lee;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Stephen V. Faraone

  • How specific are executive functioning deficits in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism

    Hilde M. Geurts;Sylvie Verté;Jaap Oosterlaan;Herbert Roeyers

  • Psychiatric genome-wide association study analyses implicate neuronal, immune and histone pathways

    Colm O'Dushlaine;Lizzy Rossin;Phil H. Lee;Laramie Duncan;Laramie Duncan

  • The analysis of 51 genes in DSM-IV combined type attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: association signals in DRD4, DAT1 and 16 other genes.

    K. Brookes;X. Xu;W. Chen;K. Zhou

  • Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies of Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

    Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Sarah E. Medland;Sarah E. Medland;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Philip Asherson

  • Genome-wide association scan of quantitative traits for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder identifies novel associations and confirms candidate gene associations

    Jessica Lasky-Su;Benjamin M. Neale;Barbara Franke;Richard J.L. Anney

  • Metacognition and Mathematical Problem Solving in Grade 3

    Annemie Desoete;Herbert Roeyers;Ann Buysse

  • Emotional lability in children and adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): clinical correlates and familial prevalence.

    Esther Sobanski;Tobias Banaschewski;Philip Asherson;Jan Buitelaar

  • Higher education experiences of students with autism spectrum disorder: challenges, benefits and support needs

    Valérie Van Hees;Tinneke Moyson;Herbert Roeyers

  • Measuring empathic tendencies : reliability and validity of the Dutch version of the interpersonal reactivity index

    Kim De Corte;Ann Buysse;Lesley L Verhofstadt;Herbert Roeyers

  • Quality of life in high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorder The predictive value of disability and support characteristics

    J O Renty;Herbert Roeyers

  • Genome-wide copy number variation study associates metabotropic glutamate receptor gene networks with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

    Josephine Elia;Joseph T. Glessner;Kai Wang;Nagahide Takahashi

  • ADHD subtypes: do they differ in their executive functioning profile?

    Hilde M. Geurts;Sylvie Verté;Jaap Oosterlaan;Herbert Roeyers

  • Behavioural problems, social competence and self‐concept in siblings of children with autism

    Sylvie Verte;Herbert Roeyers;Ann Buysse

  • Impulsivity as a vulnerability factor for poor addiction treatment outcomes: A review of neurocognitive findings among individuals with substance use disorders

    Laura Stevens;Antonio Javier Verdejo-Garcia;Antonio Javier Verdejo-Garcia;Anneke Goudriaan;Herbert Roeyers

  • Genome-wide analysis of copy number variants in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: the role of rare variants and duplications at 15q13.3

    Nigel M A Williams;Barbara Franke;Eric O Mick;Richard J Anney

  • Genome-wide association scan of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

    Benjamin M. Neale;Jessica Lasky-Su;Jessica Lasky-Su;Richard J.L. Anney;Barbara Franke

  • Off-Line Metacognition — A Domain-Specific Retardation in Young Children with Learning Disabilities?:

    Annemie Desoete;Herbert Roeyers

  • Autism symptoms in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Familial trait which Correlates with Conduct, Oppositional Defiant, Language and Motor Disorders

    Aisling Mulligan;Richard J. L. Anney;Myra O'Regan;Wai Chen

  • Executive functioning in children with an autism spectrum disorder: Can we differentiate within the spectrum?

    Sylvie Verté;Hilde M. Geurts;Hilde M. Geurts;Herbert Roeyers;Jaap Oosterlaan

  • The analysis of 51 genes in DSM-IV combined type attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: association signals in DRD4, DAT1 and 16 other genes

    Keeley J. Brookes;Xiaohui Xu;Wai Chen;Kaixin Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke
Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke King's College London
Hans-Christoph Steinhausen
Hans-Christoph Steinhausen University of Southern Denmark
Tobias Banaschewski
Tobias Banaschewski Heidelberg University
Barbara Franke
Barbara Franke Radboud University
Ana Miranda
Ana Miranda University of Valencia
Michael Gill
Michael Gill Trinity College Dublin
Richard P. Ebstein
Richard P. Ebstein Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Aribert Rothenberger
Aribert Rothenberger University of Göttingen
Wai Chen
Wai Chen University of Western Australia
Benjamin M. Neale
Benjamin M. Neale Harvard University

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